2019-20 NIU Men’s Basketball Toledo Rockets (15-14, 7-9 MAC) at NIU Huskies (17-12, 10-6 MAC) 2019-20 SCHEDULE Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Time: 7 p.m. CT Day Date Opponent Time/Result Location: DeKalb, Ill. Tues. Nov. 5 Roosevelt (Exhibition) W, 85-50 Arena: NIU Convocation Center Sat. Nov. 9 Northern Iowa (ESPN3) L, 64-54 TV: ESPN+ Tues. Nov. 12 at Iowa State (Cyclones.TV) L, 70-52 TV Talent: Andy Garcia (play-by-play), Mark Lindo (color) Fri. Nov. 15 Coppin State^ (ESPN3) W, 81-69 NIU Radio: WLBK (1360-AM, 98.9-FM, DeKalb), WIND (560-AM, Chicago) Sat. Nov. 16 Rockford^ W, 96-48 Radio Talent: Bill Baker (play-by-play), Rodney Davis (color) Mon. Nov. 18 Longwood^ (ESPN+) W, 65-48 HUSKIE QUICK HITS Wed. Nov. 20 at Western Illinois W, 86-81 • Eugene German currently has 2,164 career points, sixth-most in Mid-American Conference Sat. Nov. 23 at SIU Edwardsville^ (ESPN+) W, 68-64 history and eight most among active players in NCAA Division I. German leads the MAC, Mon. Nov. 25 Oakland (ESPN+) W, 74-50 and ranks 20th nationally, at 20.5 points per game. Thurs. Dec. 5 at Saint Mary’s (CA) (WCC Network) L, 61-49 • NIU ranks 46th nationally in fi eld goal defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 40.3 per- Sat. Dec. 7 at UC Davis (BigWest.TV) L, 66-57 cent. The Huskies are allowing 64.6 points per game, 49th in the country, and 30.4 percent Mon. Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh (ACC Network) L, 59-50 shooting from three-point range, 50th nationally. • Darius Beane is averaging 9.0 points per game in 12 games as a starter, shooting 46.7 Thurs. Dec. 19 at Chicago State (WAC Digital Net) W, 75-60 percent. The Huskies are 8-4 since Beane entered the starting lineup. Sat. Dec. 21 Green Bay (ESPN+) L, 85-84 • Tyler Cochran is averaging 6.8 points per game over the last nine contests. For the season, Sat. Jan. 4 at Buff alo* (ESPN+) W, 73-72 Cochran is 8th among MAC freshmen in scoring (5.4 ppg) and 2nd in rebounding (4.3 rpg). Tues. Jan. 7 at Central Michigan* (ESPN+) L, 68-67 • Trendon Hankerson leads the MAC in three-point shooting at 44.3 percent (35-of-79). Sat. Jan. 11 Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 71-68 • Zaire Mateen is averaging 8.4 points per game over the last fi ve contests, shooting 50 per- Tues. Jan. 14 Akron* (ESPN+) L, 72-49 cent from the fi eld and 47.6 percent from three-point range. Mateen ranks ninth in the MAC Sat. Jan. 18 at Bowling Green* (ESPN+) L, 66-64 in three-point shooting (38.5 percent) and sixth in conference play (41 percent). Tues. Jan. 21 at Kent State* (ESPN+) W, 76-69 • Lacey James is averaging 8.6 rebounds per game over the last eight contests. • Thirteen of NIU’s last 17 games have been decided by fi ve points or less, with 10 of those Sat. Jan. 25 Western Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 58-52 games decided by three points or less. Tues. Jan. 28 Ohio* (ESPN+) W, 61-59 • Eugene German is averaging 21.9 points per game in eight career games against Toledo. Sat. Feb. 1 Miami* (CBS Sports Network) W, 70-55 • Mark Montgomery is currently third in NIU history with 122 career wins. Tues. Feb. 4 at Toledo* (ESPN+) W, 66-61 • NIU’s 10 conference wins are the most for the program since the 2005-06 season when the Fri. Feb. 7 Kent State* (CBS Sports Network) W, 57-54 Huskies won 12. NIU’s 17 overall wins is tied for the sixth-most in program history. Tues. Feb. 11 at Ball State* (ESPN+) L, 63-59 Sat. Feb. 15 at Miami* (ESPN3) L, 65-60 TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. Feb. 22 Central Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 82-81 (ot) NIU .....................................................2019-20 Stats ...............................................Toledo Tues. Feb. 25 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN+) W, 73-71 17-12 .......................................................................Record .....................................................................15-14 Sat. Feb. 29 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3) L, 72-69 10-6 .............................................................Conference Record ............................................................ 7-9 Tues. Mar. 3 Toledo* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 67.1 ................................................................Points Per Game ............................................................. 75.2 Fri. Mar. 6 Ball State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 64.6 ...................................................Opponents Points Per Game ................................................. 70.4 38.9 ........................................................... Rebounds Per Game ......................................................... 38.1 10.1 ...............................................................Assists Per Game ............................................................. 14.5 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 2.6 ................................................................ Blocks Per Game ................................................................3.4 Mon. Mar. 9 First Round (Campus Sites) TBA 5.6 .................................................................Steals Per Game .................................................................5.7 Thurs. Mar. 12 Quarterfi nals (Cleveland, Ohio) TBA .416 ..........................................................Field Goal Percentage ........................................................ .441 Fri. Mar. 13 Semifi nals (Cleveland, Ohio) TBA .344 ........................................................ Three Point Percentage ...................................................... .369 Sat. Mar. 14 Final (Cleveland, Ohio) TBA .669 .........................................................Free Throw Percentage ...................................................... .741 .403 ............................................. Opponents Field Goal Percentage ........................................... .415 Home games in bold, all times central .304 ........................................... Opponents Three-Point Percentage ......................................... .343 ^ - denotes Collegiate Hoops Roadshow Presented by AtmosAir game NIU POSSIBLE STARTERS * - denotes Mid-American Conference game Follow NIU Athletics and NIU Men’s Up Next: Basketball on Social Media @GoHuskiesMBB @NIUAthletics @NIUscores “Like” NIU Huskies G • 1 • SO F • 4 • RS SR G • 10 • SR F • 11 • SR G • 24 • SO Trendon Lacey Eugene Noah Darius Ball State Hankerson James German McCarty Beane YouTube.com/NIUHuskiesdotcom DeKalb, Ill. Friday, March 6 PPG ............... 7.2 PPG ............... 9.0 PPG .............20.5 PPG ............... 5.5 PPG ............... 7.4 Instagram.com/NIUMensBasketball 7 p.m. CT RPG ............... 2.9 RPG ............... 7.8 RPG ............... 4.2 RPG ............... 5.4 RPG ............... 3.4 Instagram.com/NIUHuskies ESPN3 3PT% ...........443 FG% .............409 3PT% ...........340 3PT% ...........326 FT% ..............743 March 3, 2020: vs. Toledo 2019-20 NIU Men’s Basketball NIU Huskies (17-12, 10-6 MAC) Head Coach: Mark Montgomery, Ninth Season (122-162) Last Game: Feb. 29 at Western Michigan (L, 72-69) Next Game: March 6 vs. Ball State Chris Johnson PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 42.1% of rebounds are off ensive ... Played at South 6-7 • 215 • F • Junior 0.8 1.6 0.1 .294 .000 .455 Suburban Coll. in 2018-19, leading NJCAA D2 in reb. at 0 Chicago, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 10 (11/16/19) 14.5 rpg ... Spent 2017-18 at Kent State, where he redshirt- South Suburban College Reb: 5 (twice) Ast: 1 (3x) ed ... Started his college career at Malone Univ. in 2016-17. Trendon Hankerson PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 1st the MAC in 3PT% ... Made two FTs with 6-2 • 185 • G • Sophomore 7.2 2.9 2.0 .452 .443 .828 20 sec left to lift NIU past UB (1/4) ... Has started 1 Novi, Mich. Career Highs Pts: 18 (12/21/19) all 29 games this season ... Played in 21 games as a Novi Reb: 6 (12/7/19) Ast: 6 (1/11/20) Fr, beginning with the conference opener at Ohio. Gairges Daow PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Scored a season-high 9 pts against Central Mich- 6-4 • 190 • G • Junior 3.0 2.0 0.5 .459 .214 .765 igan (2/22) in nine minutes ... Has started 15 contests 2 Melbourne, Australia Career Highs Pts: 14 (1/20/18) this season and 37 in his career ... Has scored in double Victory Rock Academy Reb: 10 (1/12/19) Ast: 4 (twice) fi gures fi ve times in his career ... Born in South Sudan. Justin Lee PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Made his collegiate debut at UC Davis (12/7) 6-8 • 210 • W • Sophomore 3.0 1.5 0.2 .412 .200 .750 ... Redshirted last season ... Avg. 15.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg in 3 Lawrenceville, Ga. Career Highs Pts: 7 (12/16/19) 2017-18 as a senior at Collins Hill HS ... Two-time Collins Hill Reb: 4 (1/4/20) Ast: 1 (12/19/19) Georgia All-Region 6-AAAAAAA 2nd Team honoree. Lacey James PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Ranks 8th in MAC in rpg ... Avg. 9.2 ppg, 6-9 • 240 • F • RS Senior 9.0 7.8 0.4 .409 .353 .641 7.9 rpg in league play ... Avg. 8.6 rpg in the last eight 4 Grand Rapids, Mich. Career Highs Pts: 20 (1/5/19) games ... 9th career dbl-dbl v. Miami on 2/1 (12 pts, 10 Rider Reb: 19 (3/5/19) Ast: 2 (8x) reb) ... Began his collegiate career at Rider. Zaire Mateen PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Avg. 8.4 ppg over the last fi ve, shooting 50% FGs, 6-0 • 170 • G • Junior 4.6 1.3 0.4 .413 .385 .750 47.6% 3PT ... Tied career-high 15 pts at EMU (2/25), 5 Queens, N.Y. Career Highs Pts: 15 (twice) going 5-of-9 from 3 ... Played one season at Laramie Laramie County CC Reb: 5 (2/1/20) Ast: 4 (11/25/18) County Community College, avg. 17.6 ppg in 2017-18. Eugene German PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: NIU’s all-time leading scorer with 2,164 points (6th in 6-0 • 185 • G • Senior 20.5 4.2 2.7 .422 .340 .714 MAC), 8th active in NCAA D1 ... Lou Henson National Player of 10 Gary, Ind. Career Highs Pts: 33 (11/28/18) the Year Watch List ... Leads MAC, 20th nationally, in scoring ... 21st Century Charter Reb: 10 (1/22/19) Ast: 7 (2/26/19) One of 11 players nationally to score 20+ ppg each of last 2 yrs.